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COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA December 1, 2016<br />

is located in another city, the following procedure shall be adhered. However, if the<br />

account holding branch and the branch where the Cheque is presented for payment<br />

is located within the same city, the insufficient Cheque return slip shall be issued by<br />

the account holding branch.<br />

Customer Service Managers at the Account Holding Branch and Paying<br />

Branch<br />

a) The branch that received the Cheque for payment shall scan and send<br />

through the bank’s internal email or any other available ways to the<br />

account holding branch;<br />

b) When the account holding branch receives the message shall follow the<br />

steps stated above for insufficient Cheque handling.<br />

c) The account holding branch shall write a letter that confirms the balance<br />

is insufficient to cover the Cheque to the branch (that received the<br />

Cheque for payment) signed by the CSM/Branch Manager, by putting the<br />

branch round stamp and scan and then replies by branch outlook.<br />

d) The branch that receives the Cheque for payment upon receiving the<br />

confirmation from the account holding branch will give to the payee the<br />

“Cheque returned slip” (by stating insufficient fund and by affixing a<br />

round stamp).<br />

Customer Service Manager- at Customer Account and Operation (<strong>CATS</strong>-<br />

CPC)<br />

a) Shall maintain the Dishonored Cheque Register.<br />

b) Dishonored Cheque Register shall at a minimum include the following<br />

particulars:<br />

i. name and address of the bank and its branch dishonoring a cheque<br />

ii. name, tax identification number and address of an account holder<br />

who issued a<br />

iii. Dishonored cheque<br />

<strong>CATS</strong> <strong>Procedure</strong> | 139

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